Avers
to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.
Law. to allege as a fact.
Contemporary Examples
Although di Giovanni had longed to be a mother, she was “not a very natural” one, she avers.
Of Love and War Penelope Rowlands October 24, 2011
Historical Examples
Three drops, he avers, of the seething decoction enabled him to forsee all the secrets of the future.
The Visions of the Sleeping Bard Ellis Wynne
If, as she avers, you and Helen formed her, you gave a blessing to all of us.’
Heartsease Charlotte M. Yonge
But Mr. Pike avers he has removed hundreds of teeth by this method and never known a fractured jaw.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore Jack London
And I, who was ever for peace, will fight to a finish him who avers aught to the contrary.
The Heart of Arethusa Francis Barton Fox
Yet Dandy Jack avers that he has carried over a score, and that he considers sixteen a proper full-up load.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) William Delisle Hay
The mice, he avers, enjoyed the pleasures of the chase with composure.
The Devil’s Dictionary Ambrose Bierce
In truth, George Bernard Shaw avers that we are a nation of villagers.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14) Elbert Hubbard
I heard them both speak,’ avers Mrs. Pratt, by way of settling the matter.
Art in England Dutton Cook
It was an even thing for a while, Boraki avers; the prettiest kind of a fight.
In the Track of the Trades Lewis R. Freeman
verb (transitive) avers, averring, averred
to state positively; assert
(law) to allege as a fact or prove to be true
v.
late 14c., from Old French averer “verify,” from Vulgar Latin *adverare “make true, prove to be true,” from Latin ad- “to” (see ad-) + verus “true” (see very). Related: Averred; averring.
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